Oven and oven shelf



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BY MTZM Y Patented June 5, 1934 i OVEN AND OVEN SHELF Alfred J. Reedyand Wendell L. Smith, Battle Creek, Mich., assignors to 11-3 StoveCompany, Battle Creek, Mich., a corporation of Michigan ApplicationSeptember 15, 1932, Serial No. 633,346

7 Claims. (Cl. 126-339) The main objects of this invention are: off therear end thereof when-the shelf is drawn First, to provide a combinedoven shelf and forwardly. drip pan combination which is capable of awide The shelf is provided with a pair of drip pan range of adjustmentto meet varying conditions rails 14 having upturned rear ends 15 welded5 or to adapt for various uses. tothe rear cross piece 6, and upturnedfront 63 Second, to provide a structure having these ends 16 welded tothe cross piece 7, the upturned advantages, which is very easilymanipulated. ends 16 being laterally offset at 17.

Third, to provide a combined shelf and drip The pan 18 is provided withan out-turned rim pan unit in which the drip pan is removably 19 whichslidably engages these rails so that 0 and slidably supported'and servesnot only as the pan is removably and slidably supported a drip pan butas a deflector plate when the shelf thereon. The upturned portions 15 atthe rear is used for certain purposes. ends of the rails serve as stopslimiting the rear- Objects pertaining to details and economies of wardmovement of the pan. our invention will definitely appear from the Wepreferably provide a plurality of shelves 15 description to follow. Theinvention is defined as illustrated. The shelves may be selectively inthe claims. engaged with the rails and the pan selectively Astructurewhich embodiesthe features of our engaged with the shelves, so that theshelves invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanymay be adjustedas desired within the oven to ing drawing, in which: best adapt them tothe material to be cooked, 0 Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a cookingstove or the articles to be cooked may be placed dior range embodyingthe features of my invention. rectly within the. pan, thereby providinga, com- Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of one bined baking,broiling or roasting pan, a cocky of the combined shelf and drip panunits, the pan, or the like.

shelf being removed from the oven and the drip We have described andillustrated our improve- 5 pan being partially withdrawn from itssupports. ments in an embodiment which we have found Fig. 3 is anenlarged fragmentary section on very practical. We have not attempted toillusline 3-3 of Fig. 2. trate or describe other embodiments or adapta-In the accompanying drawing, a cooking stove tions of our invention, asit is believed that this or range 1 is provided with an oven 2' having adisclosure will enable those skilled in the art to 30 suitable burnerindicated conventionally at 3. embody or adapt our improvements as maybe The oven has a vertical series of shelf rails 4 desired. I preferablyformed of light rods or wire as illus- Having thusdescribed ourinvention what we trated, claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPat- Our improved rack comprises a border frame ent is:

35 consisting of sidemembers 5, a rear member 6 1. The combination witha compartment proand a front member 7, preferably formed intevided witha plurality of coacting pairs of shelf grally as shown in Fig. 2. Thesemembers are rails, a plurality of shelves selectively engageable formedof light rod bent into suitable shape and with and slidable upon saidrails, each shelf comthe ends joined, the joint not being illustratedprising a frame having front, rear and side mem- 40 as it is preferablyeffected by welding. bers and a grid secured to said frame, a rear Therear cross member 8 is disposed above the cross member disposed abovethe rear member rear frame member 6 and is provided with downof theframe and having downturned arms at its turned arms 9 at its ends whichare welded to ends secured thereto, the arms terminating in the rearcross member. These arms terminate out-turned lugs projecting below therails on 45 in outwardly projecting lugs 10. which extend which theshelf is supported to limit the downbelow the rails and constitute lugslimiting the ward tilting movement of the front end of the downward tilmovement of the front end of shelf, stops on the frame side memberscoacting the shelf when it is pulled outward y 0n the with the frontends of the rails to limit the forrails. The side emb r o t e frame areproward sliding movement of the shelf thereon, pan- 50' vided with stops11 which coact with the front supporting rails having upturned rear endsseends 12 0 t rails, limiting the utward mOVecured to the rear crossmember of the frame and ment of the shelf thereon. outwardly offsetupturned portions at the front The wire grid 13 is secured to t e top othe end secured to the front member of the frame, frame. The crossmember 8 Serves as an ab and a pan having an out-turned rim slidable on55 ment so that any object on the shelf cannot slip aid pan-supportingrails, the upturned rear ends of the rails constituting stops limitingthe rearward movement of the pan on the said pan-supporting rails.

2. The combination with a compartment provided with a plurality ofcoacting pairs of shelf rails, a plurality of shelves selectivelyengageable with and slidable upon said rails, each shelf comprising aframe having front, rear and side members and a grid secured to saidframe, stops on the frame side members coacting with the front ends ofthe rails to limit the forward sliding movement of the shelf thereon,pan-supporting rails having upturned rear ends secured to the rear crossmember of the frame and outwardly offset upturned portions at the frontend secured to the front member of the frame, and a pan having anoutturned rim slidable on said pan-supporting rails, the upturned rearends of the rails constituting stops limiting the rearwardmovement ofthe pan on the said pan-supporting rails.

3. The combination with a compartment provided with a plurality ofcoacting pairs of shelf rails, a plurality of shelves selectivelyengageable with and slidable upon said rails, each shelf comprising aframe having front, rear and side members and a grid secured to saidframe, a rear cross member disposed above the rear member of the frameand having down-turned arms at its ends secured thereto, the armsterminating in out-turned lugs projecting below the rails on which theshelf is supported to limit the downward tilting movement of the frontend of the shelf, and stops on the frame side members coacting with thefront ends of the rails to limit the forward sliding movement of theshelf there- 4. The combination with an oven or like compartmentprovided with shelf rails, of a shelf comprising a frame having front,rear and side members and a grid secured to said frame, a rear crossmember disposed above the rear member of the frame and havingdown-turned arms at its ends secured thereto, the arms terminating inout-turned lugs coacting with the rails on which the shelf is supportedto limit the downward tilting movement of the front end of the shelf,stops on the frame side members coacting with the front ends of therails to limit the forward sliding movement of the shelf thereon,pan-supporting rails having upturned rear ends secured to the rear crossmember of the frame and outwardly offset upturned portions at the frontend secured to the front member of the frame, and a pan having anoutturned rim slidable on said pan-supporting rails, the upturned rearends of the rails constituting stops limiting the rearward movement ofthe pan on the said pan-supporting rails.

5. The combination with an oven or like compartment provided with shelfrails, of a shelf comprising a frame having front, rear and side membersand a grid secured to said frame, pansupporting rails havin'g upturnedrear ends secured to the rear cross member of the frame and outwardlyoffset upturned portions at the front end secured to the front member ofthe frame, and a pan having an outturned rim slidable on saidpan-supporting rails, the upturned rear ends of the rails constitutingstops limiting the rearward movement of the pan on the saidpan-supporting rails. I

6. The combination with a compartment provided with a plurality ofcoacting pairs of shelf rails, a plurality of shelves selectivelyengageable with and slidable upon said rails, pan-supporting railshaving upturned rear ends secured to the rear end of the shelf andoutwardly offset upturned portions at their front end secured to thefront of the shelf, and a pan slidable on said pansu'pporting rails, theupturned rear ends of the rails constituting stops limiting the rearwardmovement of the pan on said pan-supporting rails.

7. The combination with a compartment provided with shelf rails, a shelfslidable upon said rails, pan-supporting rails having upturned rear endssecured to the rear end of the shelf and outwardly offset upturnedportions at their front end secured to the front of the shelf, and a panslidable on said pan-supporting rails, the upturned rear ends of therails constituting stops limiting the rearward movement of the pan onsaid pansupporting rails.

ALFRED J. REEDY. WENDELL L. SMITH.

